re: LSU Swimming

Dear Helmet Heads: The illusion that football is the sole purpose for the existence of LSU, is a fantasy shared mostly by non-graduates of the University who simply don’t know any better. Rick Smith, by every standard, was the most qualified swimming coach in America. He has coached the US Olympic Team on multiple occasions. There are hundreds of superior US athletes who are medal worthy competing for each swimming and diving olympic event. Rick Smith has made the difference in many of those lives by coaching them into Olympic Champions. Once again, Scotty did his homework, and pilfered a super star from a major university. Promises had to be made. Our new swimming coach is no fool. There is no comparison in the swimming team facilities at LSU to those at Michigan. By the outstanding recruits already at LSU, signed and on their way to LSU, and the superior athletes who Smith is recruiting, he is fulfilling his promises. Now our athletic department, TAF, and our Alumnae need to do the same. To keep the top coach in the “Olympic Sport” of swimming and diving, we need to build facilities second to none, that will impress recruits, and help our coach to sign them. We now have the Coach to build a Champion. Let’s support him!